By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A lung pathogen grows stronger in iron-rich environments, but at the cost of its own virulence, revealing a hidden trade-off behind chronic infection. Study: Iron dictates ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Walking pneumonia, a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, tends to be most common among older children ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at the University of Basel created a new test that tracks individual bacteria ...

After lung transplantation, infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa independently predicted antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), researchers found. Through a series of mouse-model studies, the researchers ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. However, around 20% to 30% of patients with nocardiosis have no known pre-existing conditions, so ...

Respiratory infections are among the leading causes of illness and death in the elderly, driven by immune aging, chronic ...

POWELTON (WPVI) -- Penn Medicine is contacting patients who may have been exposed to a dangerous bacteria during heart surgery. This comes after four patients at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center were ...

Researchers are exploring whether a high-dose form of inhaled nitric oxide could help treat dangerous lung infections that no ...

Mucus, a fluid in your upper respiratory system, is usually clear. But a number of health conditions can cause it to turn brown. Also known as brown phlegm or sputum, brown mucus can be due to a range ...